SPECIALTY GROUNDS CARE DIVISION

Pruning Shrubs, Small Trees & Fruit Trees
Pruning shrubs, small trees, and fruit trees (under 12ft tall) from the ground for minor corrective pruning, shape training, dead branch removal and thinning.

General Tree Debris and Landscape Cleanup
We have a full lineup of equipment, for brush chipping and complete debris cleanup.

Stump Grinding
Stump grinding of stumps and root flairs to below the soil level to be able to plant grass, mulch, bush hog over, or deep enough to replant in the same location.

Fruit Tree Management
Complete management programs for your fruit trees or small orchard.

Girdling Root Removal
Girdling roots can reduce your plant(s) life span and health. It can be easily prevented or strategically removed in some cases.

Vegitation Management
Two methods are used, either mechanical and labor intensive removal or the use of herbicides that control stump sprouts, vines, and other invasive plants.

PLANT HEALTH CARE (PHC) DIVISION

Soil Testing
Analysis of one or more samples of your soil to determine pH of the soil, as well as other valuble information. From this, recommendations to improve the soil quality can be made.

Fertilization and Soil Amendment Applications
Custom mixed fertilization - the application of minerals (macro, micro, & neutral) and P soil amendments to modify the soil pH.

Insect and Disease Diagnosis & Treatment
Identification and treatment of insects, mites, nematodes, bacteria, fungi & other pathogens and diseases.

TREE CARE DIVISION

Pruning Trees
Trees over 12 feet tall require climbing. From minor corrective pruning and growth training to dead and hazardous branch removal and view prunes. Our employees only use the rope & saddle technique as well as utilize our bucket truck when appropriate in order to prevent damage to the tree or the landscape.

Cabling, Bracing and Guying
Cabling and Bracing to support a tree's structural integrity. Guying to stabilize a tree or a new plant, and an additional security measure.

Lightning Protection
A method to help insure your most valuable landscape feature from the destructive forces of nature. Lightning Protection installations use all U. L. certified copper and brass materials.

Tree Removals
Tree Removals of all sizes utilizing cranes, rope lowering and proper felling techniques.

Storm Damage Restoration
The repair of mother natures wrath.

CONSULTATIONS & SPECIAL SERVICES

Consultations & Evaluations
Consultations for hazardous tree conditions, pre and post construction, insurance claims, tree care management plans, historic tree preservation, etc.

Tree Appraisals
Provide written tree values for plants or trees. Also used for destroyed or damaged plants and trees.

Construction Damage Management
The best way to preserve your tree(s) is consulting prior to the start of any construction activities. Prevention, prevention, prevention--it’s your best option.

SAFETY & EDUCATIONAL

Safety: CPR, First Aid, and Aerial Rescue
We provide the best safety and training around for our employees. All of our employees are certified by the American Red Cross in CPR and First Aid. Additionally, every year we have an aerial rescue training day where we simulate multiple types of emergency rescue situations and our climbers and bucket truck operators carry out ANSI aproved rescue techniques to lower the "injured or unconcious" climber to safety.

The Tree Experience
See some of our great pictures from our perspective, see a few of the amazing things we see all the time. There are some really neat photos here, so check it out!

Public Speaking on Grounds Maintenance & Tree Care Topics
Discussions for garden clubs, master gardeners programs, etc. Programs tailored to organization's needs.

EXAMPLES OF COMMON UNPROFESSIONAL WORK

Over Mulching
Over mulching and improper mulching techniques can lead to girdling roots, disease, and other related problems that will reduce your tree's potential life span.

Topping
Topping a tree is very harmful to the trees health and long term structural integrity. When a large branch is cut, growth becomes highly stimulated at the location of the wound, causing multiple, very fast growing branches to take the place of the original single branch. This causes overcrowding of the tree crown, preventing airflow which leads to disease and rot. Also, often times many weak unions are formed at the location of the cut, which can cause major structural failure down the road as more weight is placed on the weak unions. Overall a very unprofessional and careless technique that just causes problems.